Port Antonio,Jamaica's history with tropical systems
(br)=brush (ts)=Tropical Storm (bd)=Back Door,meaning coming from over land from opposite coast.Not all names are noted,also storms before 1950 were not named.Not every stat on every storm description is given.

Years within 60 miles
1874bd,1879br,1880,1884tsbr,1886br,1903,1909br,1910br,1912,1915,1916
1917,1924tsbr,1928tsbr,1931ts,1932tsbr,1933ts,1944,1951,1964
1980br,1988,1994ts,2002ts,2004,2005,2007br
27 times in 136yrs end of 2006


Names from list above
Charlie,Cleo,Allen,Gilbert,Gordon,Lili ,Ivan,Dennis,Dean,

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 5.07 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(13h)once every 10.54 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
brushed in 2007 Dean

Last affected by
2007 Aug 19th hurricane Dean passes approx 60 miles to the south while moving west.

This areas hurricane past
1874 Nov 1st from the South with 90mph winds
1880 Oct 19th 80mph from the south over 20 killed
1912 a cat 4 with 150mph winds causes massive storm surge killing 100 in jamaica.Nov 18th
1917 a very high storm surge reported in northern areas.
1944 a cat 3 hits in late august causing heavy damage,thousands left homeless
1951 aug 18th hurricane Charlie hits with 85mph winds with much higher gusts causing heavy damage.
1980 hurricane Allen passes just north as a cat 4. Damage photo
1988 hurricane Gilbert just south as a cat 3 in mid september causes moderate damage here . newspaper article | satelite photo
2004 ,sept 11th hit by Hurricane Ivan with 155mph winds moving approx 70 miles to the south with Ivan having a wind field approx 85 miles out. Moderate damage in Port Antonio.
2005 Hurricane Dennis passes just north by 35 miles as a cat 2 on July 7th with 105 to 110mph winds. Badly affected by heavy rains from Hurricane Dennis. Among the most affected was the Nightingale community, off Old Harbour Road.

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